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Bush indicated the large scope of American intentions in his speech last week when he referred to the post--World War II makeover of Japan and Germany as the model for a new Iraq. While they won't say it in public, White House officials privately admit the plan is...
A big U.S. military presence would be needed in the initial post-Saddam days. Someone would have to dole out the humanitarian assistance that Iraqi civilians would need. Almost 60% of Iraqis depend on their government for food. "Liberators" would not be welcomed if they did not swiftly provide the...
Garner, reporting to Franks, would take charge of all civilian matters. He would coordinate reconstruction and civil administration and quickly, Washington hopes, shift humanitarian assistance from the military to U.N. and nongovernmental agencies. Initially, there was talk of making a civilian top dog to take some of the onus off...
The inspector's demand creates a dilemma for Saddam: Why surrender a whole category of tactical weaponry when you're expecting to be invaded even if you do? But Iraq is believed to have manufactured about 100 of the missiles, which don't have an onboard guidance system, and that...
Army General Tommy Franks, who commands U.S. forces in the Gulf, will have the authority to make early decisions in this politically sensitive area. A provisional Iraqi government, once established, and the U.N., which currently supervises Iraq's oil exports, would presumably also have a role.